Estimates of Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Numbers in the Beaufort Sea during Late Summer

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Moore, Sue E., Clarke, Janet T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1991
• Subjects: Aerial surveys; Animal behaviour; Animal distribution; Animal migration; Animal population; Bowhead whales; Environmental impacts; Offshore gas fields; Offshore oil fields; Beaufort Sea; Bering Sea; Baleine; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; bowhead whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64571

Broad estimates of bowhead whale numbers in Beaufort Sea outer continental shelf (OCS) waters were calculated based on raw counts of whales seen during aerial surveys conducted in late summer 1982-84, corrected by factors accounting for surface area not sampled, surfaced whales missed by observers,...